abrasive

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: a=bra=sive

CIDE DICTIONARY

abrasive, a. 

 Producing abrasion.  Ure.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

abrasive, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 a tending to rub or graze. b capable of polishing by rubbing or grinding.
2 harsh or hurtful in manner.
--n. an abrasive substance.

Etymology

as ABRADE + -IVE

THESAURUS

abrasive

ablation, ablative, abradant, abrasion, aluminum oxide, attrition, attritive, auto polish, buffing, burnish, burnishing, chafe, chafing, colcothar, corundum, crocus, detrition, dressing, emery, emery board, emery paper, erasure, erosion, erosive, file, filing, fretting, galling, garnet, gnawing, grazing, grinding, lawn-roller, limation, nail file, polish, polishes, polishing, pumice, pumice stone, rasp, rasping, roller, rottenstone, rouge, rubbing away, sandblasting, sanding, sandpaper, scouring, scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching, scrub, scrubbing, scuff, shining, shoe polish, silicon carbide, silver polish, sleeker, slicker, smooth, smoother, smoothing, wax, wear, wearing away